Featured Artist: Natalia LaFourcade

Hey, I’m Alex Espinosa, music supervisor and curator here at PlayNetwork with over 30 years of music industry experience.

As the youngest of three, I have my older brothers to thank for my eclectic taste in music which ranges from The Beatles to AC/DC and everything in-between – throw in my early teen years in the 80s when I discovered music on my own, and you have to add Post Punk bands like Joy Division and New Wave music. I really just love all things music.

It all started out in Southern California at 16 with my first job at a record store called Licorice Pizza, which grew into radio work, then onto music branding companies such as Muzak and landing here at PlayNetwork in 2011. Working in this industry for so long, I can honestly say that the best thing I get out of all of this is being able to discover new music from all over the world that could be new to someone’s ears.

If I’m not trying to find that perfect song for one of our many brand partners or contracting with Slacker Radio as a music curator, you may catch me browsing through the bins at local record stores in Seattle, at my favorite dive bar with a glass of whisky in my hand or catching a live show. My favorite thing to do in my free time though, is just hanging out with my wife and teenage son either going to a Sounders game, out to dinner or just binge watching Netflix shows.